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viz., that the hooks being swallowed, it is nearly 

 impossible to extract thcnvwithout killing the jack, 

 be they small or large fish. To bait the hooks 

 attach the loop in the gimp to a baiting needle. 

 Let the dace or roach lie flat on your left hand 

 with its head towards your wrist, the fingers and 

 thumb holding the bait, but not squeezing and 

 injuring it. Then insert the point of the baiting 

 needle in the shoulder of the bait, 

 pass it just under the skin and 

 bring it out behind the back fin ; 

 draw the gimp carefully through 

 so that the shank of the hook is 

 hidden under the skin, and attach 

 the gimp to the swivel on the 

 trace ; adjust the float to a proper 

 depth for the water about to be 

 fished, and cast your bait to a 

 likely spot, where let it remain for 

 some minutes to rove about. (See 

 illustration annexed.) t 7 / 



If no run ensues, draw your \J\Jf 

 bait to another place, but do not 

 lift it out of the water oftener than 

 necessary, which would weaken it. 



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A run is known by the float dis- TACKLE. 



appearing under water, when pay 

 out line so as not to check the fish that has taken 

 your bait, but allow five minutes for pouching it ; 

 then wind up slack line, strike and play your pike, 

 and land it as soon as possible. Among the most 

 necessary arid convenient things for the pike-angler 

 to possess is a japanned case to contain his various 

 tackles, such as artificial spinning-baits, livebait- 

 snaps, traces, spare triangles, leads, &c. 



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